Google Chrome OS To Launch Within A Week — Google's Chrome OS project, first announced in July, will become available for download within a week, we've heard from a reliable source. Google previously said to expect an early version of the OS in the fall. — What can we expect?

1080p HD Comes to YouTube — We're excited to say that support for watching 1080p HD videos in full resolution is on its way. Starting next week, YouTube's HD mode will add support for viewing videos in 720p or 1080p, depending on the resolution of the original source, up from our maximum output of 720p today.

Office 2010 beta leaks early — Those who can't wait until next week for the beta of Office 2010 can apparently find the code already on torrent Web sites. — According to Neowin, the beta code has popped up on peer-to-peer sites in recent days. — Meanwhile, another enthusiast site …

AT&T Sets the Record Straight on Verizon Ads — To Our Customers: As the U.S. market leader in wireless data service, we typically don't respond to competitors' advertising. However, some recent ads from Verizon are so blatantly false and misleading, that we want to set the record straight about AT&T's wireless data coverage.

Google welcomes Gizmo5 — Today we're pleased to announce we've acquired Gizmo5, a company that provides Internet-based calling software for mobile phones and computers. While we don't have any specific features to announce right now, Gizmo5's engineers will be joining the Google Voice team …

How Google Voice Violates Google's Own Privacy Policy — I've had a nagging frustration in my otherwise perfect relationship with Google Voice. The service systematically replaces my friend's phone numbers with their Google Voice numbers when they call, even when they aren't calling from Google Voice.

Facebook VP Leaves A Love Letter For Apple — “For every dev that leaves iPhone in frustration, 1000 new ones join up. iPhone is an unstoppable train regardless of how much we complain.” - Joe Hewitt in a tweet yesterday. — How right he is. — Facebook's VP of Communications Elliot Schrage …

My world has changed (and I get to share with you) — Twitter's new list feature is one of those things that seems simple on the surface and is easily ignored. — But it has deeply changed how I get my news and how I interact with the tech community. — Click through these lists …

The Apple iPod touch you can't buy — Hands on with Apple's iPod retail card scanner in store — Apple has started rolling out its tricked out iPod touch to its stores, to allow its salespeople to swipe your credit card regardless of where you are in the store.?

Yes, A Beta Version Of Chrome For Mac Is Just Weeks Away — Yesterday, there were a number of stories suggesting that a beta version of Chrome for Mac was due in early December. These stemmed from CNET's Stephen Shankland digging around a Chrome Extension Google Group page where Nick Baum …

A CNET Conversation with Eric Schmidt — MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.—It has been quite a year for Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and upon the close of his interview this week with CNET, he ruefully shook his head in acknowledgment that the world is not likely to slow down for the perhaps the most influential company on the Internet.

Start-up claims its DVDs last 1,000 years — The DiamonDisc uses standard DVD players and burn software — Computerworld - If you really, really need to make sure those precious photos of yours last virtually forever - or at least longer than the average two- to five-year lifespan of consumer-grade DVDs …

Swiss Privacy Agency to Sue Google Over Street View — GENEVA — Google's unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object — Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy. — The country's privacy watchdog announced Friday that it plans to haul …

Boo.com Got Sold Again! — This is big news for people who experienced the dotcom crash, survived and brought home a t-shirt: Boo.com, once an online fashion retail outlet that went spectacularly bust in early 2000 after burning through approximately $135 million in VC money in about a year and a half, just got acquired (once again).

BBC iPlayer launches Wii channel — The BBC iPlayer is relaunching on the Nintendo Wii in the form of a dedicated Wii channel on 18 November. — Only consoles with a broadband connection in the UK will be able to run the channel. — To get the service, Wii owners will be able to download …

How to Secure Your Jailbroken iPhone — Earlier this week, the news of the first iPhone worm made its way around the net. Since the worm only targeted jailbroken devices and then only those which had the SSH program installed, there wasn't a need for concern on the part of most iPhone users.